Episode 865
Vodka from Chernobyl on its way to UK
The first shipment of Atomik vodka - supposedly safe to drink - is awaiting release from Ukrainian customs...
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
May 19, 20215m 18s
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Show Notes
If you live in the UK, you should soon be able to drink vodka... from Chernobyl! Which might sound like a radioactive nightmare, but the stuff is - supposedly - completely safe to drink. Not only do radioactive particles get removed during the distillation process, there were few originally there at all - thanks to how well much of the environment around Chernobyl has recovered since the 1986 disaster. The project is the brainchild of researchers in Ukraine alongside environmental scientist Jim Smith from Portsmouth University. They've just distilled the first batch of their vodka, but... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
atomik vodkachernobyl vodkajames smithjim smithChernobyl exclusion zonezone of obligatory resettlementnarodichi